Adult & Contemporary Fiction

REESE'S BOOK CLUB MAY 2023 PICK.A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbizWhen Kitty Karr Tate, a White icon of the silver screen, dies and bequeaths her multimillion-dollar estate to...

Twelve years ago my mother disappeared into the fog-shrouded moors of Thornchapel.I left her memory there, along with the others. Of my childhood friends, playing in the woods. Of the crumbling, magical world we found, and of the promises we made beneath...

New York in the Roaring Twenties—a riveting true-crime novel, based on one of the most notorious unsolved murders of the era, where power, politics, and secrets conspire to bury the truth.   Manhattan, 1923. Scandalous flapper Dot King is...

In this chilling story from the bestselling author of The Secret Mother, it’s the wedding day of Alice’s dreams. Until it becomes a nightmare…   Alice and Seth are a perfect love story: the handsome doctor and his beautiful...

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros, comes a sweeping romance about the sustained power of chance encounters.   When Izzy Astor gets on a plane to go home, she isn’t expecting much...

The brand new novel from top 5 bestseller Louise Douglas. A notebook full of secrets, two untimely deaths - something sinister is stirring in the perfect seaside town of Morranez... It's summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast...

From New York Times-bestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters – enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union...

The spellbinding RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK about a mysterious house and an old family secret . . .'Wonderful storytelling. I loved it' Rachel Hore'A mystery spanning generations, evocative and beautifully written' Tracy Rees'A mesmerising...

In this haunting tale from the bestselling author of The Storyteller of Casablanca, Beatrice kept a wartime secret to protect the innocent. Now, could telling it set her free?   Tuscany, 1943. Stranded in war-ravaged Italy,...

The Duke of Huntington has no interest in an eccentric redhead who frowns at him over her spectacles…until he realizes that she is the only possible duchess for him. A new enemies-to-lovers romance by New York Times bestselling author...

Everyone gets 168 hours a week, but it never feels like enough, does it? Work gobbles up the lion's share—many professionals are working as much as 70 hours a week—leaving less and less for rest, exercise, family, and friends. You know, all...

Tiffany Dufu's Drop the Ball is a bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement that shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go...

Wall Street Journal Bestseller   A groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness. We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions;...

Have you ever walked away from an argument and suddenly thought of all the brilliant things you wish you'd said? Do you avoid certain family members and colleagues because of bitter, festering tension that you can't figure out how to address?Now,...

The King knows the true power and privilege of books. When every book is cause for suspicion, you risk execution for possessing the wrong ones.1766, PARIS . Ten years have passed since Delphine Vimond last saw her father. After his violent arrest, his...

Daughter. Sister. Priestess. Protector.   Son. Brother. Demi-God. Hero.  Monsters. Gifted and burdened with beauty far beyond that of mere mortals, Medusa seeks sanctuary with the Goddess Athena. But when the lustful gaze of mighty...

Asking for a Friend! A NEW MAN ON THE SCENE. Aspiring comedian Abi has always been told that she’s too much, but never felt like enough. Until she meets Will, who changes everything she’s been made to believe by men, the media and her mum. He...

NEW FRIENDS—OR NEW FOES?! Peace in the wake of the battle at Andika is shattered by news that the hidden village in the Reisen Gorge has been destroyed! Rushing to the scene, Miledi is confronted by a mysterious man who introduces himself as...

New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8, Kim van Alkemade returns with a gripping and poignant historical saga in which an unmarried college student who’s given up her baby for adoption helps a Dutch Holocaust survivor search for...

A poignant and powerful story of a grieving girl willing to risk everything, perfect for fans of Robin Benway and Jandy Nelson.On prom night, Hannah MacLaren sits in the headmaster's office in her fanciest dress, soaked to the bone. She is in huge...